English Unit 9 Vocab Test

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Avenge

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Verb
To get revenge for, get even for, settle a score, to punish someone or get satisfaction for a wrong or injury
Synonyms- Retaliate

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Cede

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Verb
To give up, surrender, to hand over to another
Synonyms- yield, deliver up, transfer

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Deluge

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Noun
A great flood, a heavy fall of rain, anything that comes in vast quantity
Synonyms- Swamp, inundate
Antonyms- Trickle, Dribble

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Discretion

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Noun
Good judgement, care in speech and action, freedom to judge or choose
Synonyms- Prudence, Tact, Discrimination.

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Giddy

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Adjective
Dizzy, light headed, lacking seriousness
Synonyms- Faint, frivolous, flighty
Antonyms- Levelheaded, serious, earnest, sober

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Impact

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Noun
The striking of one object against another, the shock caused by a collision.
Synonyms- Collision, blow, effect

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Intimidate

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Verb
To make timid or frighten by threats, to use fear to get someone to do (or not do) something
Synonyms- bully, browbeat, hector

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Liberate

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Verb
To free from bondage or domination, to release
Synonyms- untie, unshackle
Antonyms- imprison, fetter, shackle, bind

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Logical

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Adjective
Reasonable, Making use of reason and good sense
Synonyms- rational, sensible
Antonyms- absurd, ridiculous, unsound, preposterous

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Misrepresent

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Verb
To give false or untrue idea
Synonyms- distort, falsify, twist, exaggerate

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Optional

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Adjective
Left to one's own choice, not required
Synonyms- voluntary, elective, discretionary
Antonyms- required, mandatory, compulsory

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Outright

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Adjective
Complete, instantaneous, without reservation, thoroughgoing
Synonyms- Total, out-and-out, utterly, instantly
Antonyms- Partial, incomplete, by degrees

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Rendezvous

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Verb
To meet in accordance with a plan
Synonyms- Date, appointment, assignation

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Rotund

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Adjective
Rounded and plump, full or rich in sound
Synonyms- Round, plump, chubby, portly, sonorous
Antonyms- Thin, angular, lean, lanky, skinny, gaunt

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Saunter

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Verb
To stroll, walk in an easy, leisurely way, a stroll
Synonyms- Ramble, amble, promenade
Antonyms- Speed, race, hurry, dash, scurry, rush

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Sluggish

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Adjective
lazy, slow-moving, not active, dull
Synonyms- Unhurried, lethargic, leisurely
Antonyms- Active, energetic, lively, rapid, brisk

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Subordinate

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Adjective
Lower in rank or position, secondary
Synonyms- Assistant, helper
Antonyms- Superior, higher, chief, supervisor

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Tint

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Noun
A delicate color or hue, a slight trace of something
Synonyms- Shade, tone, color, stain
Antonyms- Bleach, whiten

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Variable

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Adjective
Likely to undergo change, changeable
Synonyms- Fluctuating, shifting, inconstant
Antonyms- Constant, unchanging, steady

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Verge

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Noun
The point at which something begins or happens, a border
Synonyms- Brink, threshhold, edge